Urban Wildlife conservation Theory and Practice /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: McCleery, Robert A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Moorman, Christopher E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Peterson, M. Nils (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Urban Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Environmental Management.

In the past, wildlife living in urban areas was ignored by wildlife professionals and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in these built environments. Interactions between humans and wildli...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. History of Urban Wildlife Science
• 3. Urban Wildlife Science in Coupled Human-Natural Systems
• 4. Abiotic Drivers of Ecological Structure and Function in Urban Systems
• 5. Drivers of Vegetation Species Diversity and Composition in Urban Ecosystems
• 6. The Urban Ecosystem: Social Drivers
• 7. Wildlife Responses to Urbanization: Patterns of Diversity and Community Structure in Built Environments
• 8. Wildlife Population Dynamics in Urban Landscapes
• 9. Urban Wildlife Behavior
• 10. Infectious Disease and Contaminants in Urban Wildlife: Unseen and Often Overlooked Threats
• 11. Urban Wildlife Communication and Negotiation
• 12. Integrating Wildlife Conservation into Urban Planning
• 13. Conservation Development: Designing and Managing Residential Landscapes for Wildlife
• 14. Managing Urban Wildlife Habitat at the Local Scale
• 15. Wildlife Friendly Roads: The Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Urban Areas and Potential Remedies
• 16. Managing Aquatic Environments for Wildlife in Urban Areas
• 17. Wildlife Damage Management in the Urban Landscape.